My Dog Doesn’t Come When I Call…….ugh! One of the most common complaints I hear from Dog owners is “my dog doesn’t come when I call”. Training the recall is one of the funniest of all dog-training exercises because we do so much completely wrong! Let me explain…… This is what we want to achieve: When we call our dog […]
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Dog clicker training is new to many dog owners. Truth be known clicker instruction and the strategies behind it have been around for far longer than many individuals know. Clicker instruction is a great method for training all kinds of animals not just dogs. Clickers have been used to teach and train ever kind of animal from whales to chickens. […]
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Most of the behaviour that owners see in their dogs is friendly or submissive, because it is the human members of the ‘pack’ that are the truly dominant ones. But where several dogs live together it is possible to observe the way in which the ‘top dog’ treats its subordinates. If the dominance of the senior dog is challenged, […]
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Just a few weeks back I wrote an article about adopting the least adoptable pet. I mentioned a man in Germany who adopted the oldest dogs from a shelter in Spain. In my browsing online I came across this story below and just had to post it!.. When you read you can see why ……… […]
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I have so many times seen the value of pets in helping people with illness. I remember once going into a nursing home where the residents had cats to look after.It gave the cats a lovely home and it gave the residents a sense of responsibility. I wish that more places like this hospital in Canada would allow pets […]
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When I lived in Spain from 2010-2012 I used to visit and so got to know the people who ran the dog rescue centre close to the village when I lived. One day as I was visiting the centre I noticed that some dogs were being prepared for flights to Germany. I was intrigued to observe that the dogs […]
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If you’re planning to travel with your pet this summer, you’re probably familiar with the precautions regarding vehicle safety (never leave your pet in a closed car on a sunny day, or even with windows cracked). That may seem like a no-brainer, but think it through before your departure. What will you do, for instance, when you want to pull […]
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